The baby dressed up as a pumpkin for Halloween, Apollo as his usual "Red Ears the Pirate," and Steven as a Comcast cable guy

HUGE news is that thanks to assistance from Steven’s parents, we are now homeowners! We closed at the end of last week on a house in Burbank, and are planning renovations to take place over the next couple of weeks. We are so excited to have a place of our own to call home for the new baby.

Steven and Apollo on the way to the new house - the first time as the official owners!

Front of the new house - it will look even better very soon, we hope!

This past week Victoria spent two nights in San Diego on a last minute gig. She was called to play oboe and english horn in Disney’s musical Beauty and the Beast, subbing with the national touring company. It was a great experience and so much fun, definitely a great surprise.

Here I am, a 29 year old, writing this blog My parents and I celebrated my birthday a couple of ways. Since we were giving a chamber recital the Sunday after my birthday, we needed to have the dress rehearsal on the day of my birthday, Thursday. A couple of the fantastic musicians involved in the recital came over to join us for some cake!

The lovely and unusual cake from Paradise Bakery - honey and hazelnut

That evening we went to dinner at a Scottish restaurant called Tam O’Shanter Inn on recommendation of our friend Darryl – we had a great time!

Posing after dinner next to the Fraser clan tartans displayed on the wall

Sunday’s chamber recital went really well, we had an enthusiastic crowd and a fun mix of music. Here are a few pictures from the event:

Baroque chamber piece using the lovely harpsichord in the corner.

The big cahuna of the afternoon, the Mozart octet Serenade #12 in C minor.